Electronic Pen

Sometimes, our preference for certitude, our need to define things with conviction, closes us off from possibility.

The comedian and actor says class and the way she grew up inform everything about the way she lives now. 

Powerful back-to-back quakes in northern Venezuela have set off an agonizing search for survivors. The disaster is the latest test for a country struggling to emerge from a decade-long depression.

Nixon’s offenses were not a deep-state invention. But in the age of Donald Trump, and in a fractured media environment, voters have become more inured to political scandal.

Expectations are now rising over the role the United States will play in helping Venezuela, which had already been laid low by decades of misrule.

Both parties are awaiting a decision on the validity of ballot proposals to redraw Colorado’s maps ahead of 2028. Democrats say each day without a ruling puts the proposals at risk.

Criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, anger over the Iran war and election results in New York all suggest Israel’s solid support from Washington may be on borrowed time.

The victories of Darializa Avila Chevalier and other anti-establishment candidates are changing the face of House Democrats, posing a challenge for their leader.

Saturday’s election will be the latest test of President Trump’s influence in G.O.P. contests.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has pushed back against U.S. investigations into Mexican politicians. Now some politicians want to cooperate.

Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever Ebola outbreak. They risk not just infection, but the anger of terrified communities.

The two-term Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky, in demand as a surrogate in key 2026 races, talks horses, faith and family politics as he considers a run for the White House.

The devastating heat wave has exposed weaknesses in the continent’s infrastructure, much of it built for a cooler climate that no longer exists.

Four young Cubans grapple with what it means to stay on an island facing unprecedented migration.

Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged that the agreement marked only “the beginning of the beginning” of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.

Where is Chief Justice John Roberts? And why isn’t he putting limits on this administration?

A judge said the president’s name must be removed by Friday. As a last-ditch legal battle unfolds, many eyes are on the marble facade.

The $111 billion deal would unite two major movie studios and put CNN under the same roof as CBS News.

Strong investor interest in SpaceX could be good news for the A.I. rivals, which have signaled that they, too, intend to go public this year.